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sideshow Added a new Feature Pro Toolbox Check - John Hall's Treasure Chest
1/4/2022 5:18pm
While catching up with Aaron Gwin's mechanic, John Hall, in the pits, we ended up talking shop. John showed us his 2017 tool kit with custom, hand-crafted foam inserts to keep all the tools in the...
sideshow Added a new Feature A New Era of American DH Racing
1/4/2022 5:18pm
Neko Mulally won the U.S. Open in the Amateur classic in 2008, and now, nearly a decade later, has won the U.S. Open as a Pro. “I really wanted to win," he said. Mountain Creek is his home turf...
sideshow Added a new Feature Brass Tax: The Giant Factory Offload team talks tech and data.
1/4/2022 5:18pm
It’s not a reinvention of the wheel so to speak, but rather a reapplication of a long-standing technology. Telemetry and data acquisition have been a staple tech in motor sports for decades, and while...
sideshow Added a new Feature Seven Weeks of Insanity - 2017 World Cup Downhill Mid-Season Report
1/4/2022 5:18pm
As the sun blazes sun overhead in the Portes du Soleil, summer is in full swing and the halfway mark of the 2017 competitive mountain bike season has just slid by. The past weekends of intense racing...
sideshow Added a new Feature Taming The Beast of The East - Killington Pro GRT
1/4/2022 5:18pm
Killington mountain is a staple venue in the history of East Coast downhill racing. The Beauty and The Beast of Vermont has been a long standing event each summer and was my very first DH race way...
sideshow Added a new Feature Rider Interviews & DH Action - Killington Pro GRT
1/4/2022 5:18pm
Today at the Pro GRT was a lot better than expected, on all fronts. We woke up to sunshine and a light breeze, I ate a breakfast burrito on the chairlift, the track dried out, and the lines got rutted...
sideshow Added a new Feature Steve Walton and his $200 Honda
1/4/2022 5:18pm
Spilly, Swolinator, Steve Walton has acquired a few nicknames over the years, and there is a story behind each one. At 17 he's not your average teenager. He's a resourceful guy, going to any and many...
sideshow Added a new Feature Pro GRT Killington Race Report - Befriending The Beast
1/4/2022 5:18pm
The Pro GRT in Killington, Vermont, shaped up nicely over the last few days as the sun came out and the track speeds increased. It was going to be a close race once because the track was staying dry...
sideshow Added a new Feature DON'T USE THIS ONE
1/4/2022 5:18pm
Windham Mountain is a legendary East Coast track. First raced here in 2008, its debut was met with resounding praise. It was steep, loose, fast, and gnarly and would become a paradigm shift for racing...
sideshow Added a new Feature Pro GRT Windham Downhill Action & Interviews
1/4/2022 5:18pm
Windham Mountain is a legendary East Coast track. First raced here in 2008, its debut was met with resounding praise. It was steep, loose, fast, and gnarly and would become a paradigm shift for racing...
sideshow Added a new Feature RACE DAY - Pro GRT Windham, New York
1/4/2022 5:18pm
Summer in the Catskills is a beautiful time. It's warm, scenic, and lush. However, the Pro GRT weekend in Windham, New York, was a dice roll on weather, with everyone checking the forecast like a...
sideshow Added a new Feature Blue Ribbon Banter: Gwinning Killed The MTB Star
1/4/2022 3:33pm
by Zach Faulkner I know he didn’t mean to, but I think Aaron Gwin accidentally ruined DH racing. It was a slow build up, but it happened. He showed up one day to a World Cup aboard a Yeti 303 and bar...
sideshow Added a new Feature Blue Ribbon Banter: Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice
1/4/2022 3:33pm
By Zach Faulker I want to ride like a girl. I do, that’s a serious statement. When women like Rachel Atherton and Tracy Hannah are flying down the hill, I think it is totally cool to want to ride like...
sideshow Added a new Feature Blue Ribbon Banter: One Life, One Ride
1/4/2022 3:33pm
Before we get into this first article, I'd like to say how stoked we are at Vital that Zach (aka "sideshow") has agreed to write his Blue Ribbon Banter column. This is the first of many. He already...
mickey Liked a reply to forum topic Snowshoe World Cup DH Finish Feature
8/30/2021 6:31pm
Oh, it's definitely supposed to be for spectator access. Maybe this was cheaper than a shipping container, given covid demand? The funny thing is a shipping container drop wouldn't have created so much electronic venom! Hopefully the crew is also putting time into clearing drains in the lower woods? I think Mr. Leader was the last person to do that.... Keeping the water flowing seems like it should probably be a priority at least commensurate with stuntz...
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mickey Liked a reply to forum topic Snowshoe World Cup DH Finish Feature
8/30/2021 6:29pm
hmm, is IMBA Trail Solutions and Snowshoe Corporate this out of touch with the zeitgeist of racing? I get wanting to make something “memorable” to “keep up” with Gravity Logic projects at Trestle, Bryce, Thunder, but this seems like a feature just built as a marketing stunt for IMBA or a “me too” vanity project for some of the old men that manage snowshoe but don’t ride. If this is what the organizers are spending money on, it makes it so much easier to be happy spending that week at the beach instead of spectating or volunteering. Who wants to...
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WynMasters Liked a reply to forum topic UCI DH Rule Unclear - DSQ for Riding Over a Course-Marking Pole?
10/16/2020 7:35pm
Definitely a DQ if the UCI want to be consistent with their rulings, Bernard tried to argue this as he was DQ'd years ago for something similar, but the UCI Comm argues it wasn't intentional. Bernard gives his thoughts in my WynTV up later tonight.
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mickey Liked a comment about News Story 2020 U.S. National DH Series Calendar (Formerly Pro GRT)
2/4/2020 7:44pm
Open has been USAC sanctioned since Clay brought it back.
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TEAMROBOT Liked a comment about video Next Level Bike Geometry: An Interview with Chris Porter
10/19/2019 7:16pm
Something that I think gets lost in the discussion is this: the majority of people who buy mountain bikes suck at riding, ride somewhere boring, or both. It's all cool if a 1280mm wheelbase and 64 head angle works for me, someone who used to be fast, but that same super niche geometry has trickled down across most companies' entire MTB range, and I've gotta imagine that sucks for most riders in most places. I have one mountain bike right now, and while I get around just fine, it's obviously waaaaaay too big for my local very-popular XC spot. Slow...
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mickey Liked a comment about News Story FINAL RESULTS: 🏁 2019 Snowshoe World Cup Downhill and Overall
9/7/2019 9:49pm
We had a proper day on track today. Can’t wait for Snowshoe 2021. America loaded up their vans en masse yesterday morning and made the trip. The noise in the key spectator zones was literally disorienting.
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